Month: December 2018

Some charities in the valley say they’re taking a hit this giving season. “We haven’t seen a loss of donations but we’re also not seeing an influx of them,” said Richard Balocco, president and CEO of non-profit Desert Arc. With many people donating all they can to causes like California fire victims, local GoFundMe pages,

Sonia González es una de las organizadoras de la peregrinación que se realiza año con año en el Valle de Coachella en honor a la virgen de Guadalupe caminata que dura unas 12 horas y es la mas grande en toda la unión americana ya que se recorren mas de 30 millas festejando a la

Algunos propietarios de viviendas en La Quinta se están pronunciando en contra de un proyecto hotelero propuesto que dicen “arruinará su vecindario”. “Esto realmente no agrega mucho a la calidad de vida aquí en el vecindario, de hecho, la daña”, dijo el propietario Tim Kemp. Kemp, su esposa y su hija están entre los que

UPDATE: Power has been restored in Coachella. According to IID’s twitter page, the outage lasted for just over an hour. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/IIDatWork/status/1070036471942283265″,”author_name”:”IID”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/IIDatWork”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Coachella Power Outage update: All power has been restored. If you are still without power, please check your main breaker or call 1-800-303-7756. Thank you!&#lt;/p&#gt;– IID (@IIDatWork) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/IIDatWork/status/1070036471942283265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;December 4, 2018&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async

Actress Regina King will be given the Chairman’s Award at the 30th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival this year, joining the illustrious company of past recipients like Tom Hanks, Jessica Chastain, Amy Adams, and George Clooney. The festival is already shaping up to be an especially star-studded affair this year; already-announced honorees for the

A low pressure system barreling down the coast is expected to bring rain to Southern California and snow to the mountains. Locally, we expect light showers to begin Wednesday afternoon, with just drizzle expected for areas in the east valley. Rain becomes more consistent on Thursday with skies clearing in the overnight hours. We expect

A relentless heat wave is expected to reach peak high temperatures well into the triple digits today in the Inland Empire and Coachella Valley. Most of the Inland Empire will see high temperatures ranging from 109 to 114 degrees before temperatures begin to cool slightly Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. High temperatures in

Thunderstorms continue to roll through parts of the valley. Shortly before 4 p.m., a thunderstorm developed over the San Jacinto Mountains and moved into the Coachella Valley with heavy rainfall. We received reports of rain all over the valley, residents shared pictures and videos of the storm in cities like Indio, Palm Springs, Indio, Cathedral

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped today for the 41st consecutive day, decreasing eight-tenths of a cent to $3.427, its lowest amount since March 22. The average price has dropped 37.4 cents over the past 41 days, including 1.6 cents on Monday, according to figures from the

Jury selection is slated to begin today in the trial for a suspected drugged driver accused of killing a Palm Springs woman by crashing into her car at more than 100 miles per hour on a Cathedral City roadway. Emanuel Trombini, 26, is accused of rear-ending 50-year-old Caryn Clemente’s car on Feb. 24, 2016, killing

Traffic on Highway 86 was back up to speed Tuesday morning after some overnight construction that closed lanes. Caltrans crews were working on Highway 86 in Coachella Tuesday morning performing concrete repairs. The work had shut lanes down northbound just before the Interstate 10 Interchange. Northbound lanes of Highway 86 were closed, according to Caltrans.

The Living Desert announced today it has joined with zoos and aquariums across the country in a campaign to encourage newly seated Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to continue his country’s initiatives to save the vaquita, the world’s most endangered marine mammal. The “1 Million Cards” postcard-writing campaign was launched to urge Obrador to

It’s the season for giving and dozens of residents are kicking it off by donating to local organizations that help those in need. News Channel 3’s Lauren Coronado spent the evening at a couple of holiday charity events on the west end of the Coachella Valley. At a charity event at 849 in Palm Springs,

Some homeowners in La Quinta are speaking out against a proposed hotel project they say will “ruin their neighborhood”. “This really doesn’t add a whole lot to quality of life here in the neighborhood, in fact, it damages it,” said homeowner Tim Kemp. Kemp, his wife, and daughter are among those who live in the

Indio mayor Mike Wilson says he intends to call for an official recount in the election for Indio City Council District 2. As of 5 p.m. Friday, Wilson’s opponent, Indio-native Waymond Fermon, is leading the race by 138 votes. Until recently, the race has been back and forth with each update. Read: Waymond Fermon’s lead

Over the weekend, the city of Palm Springs confiscated more than 100 Bird e-scooters from the streets of downtown. It comes after Bird covered the city with a fleet of their scooters without warning. City council took swift action, issuing a cease and desist order the same day, which Bird didn’t comply with. “They certainly

Teresa Parkerson-Rogers of Palm Springs is helping host a local fundraiser for California fire victims after her mother, sister and brother lost their home in Paradise, CA. Her family moved to Paradise two and a half years ago from Desert Hot Springs. The fundraiser, for fire victims across California, will be held at Pirch Rancho

Palm Springs Police are seeking witnesses with any information after a 25-year-old man was shot and killed in the city late Sunday night. Just before midnight, Palm Springs Police officers were called to the 300 block of Bon Air Drive in the area of Desert Highland Gateway Estates, north of Racquet Club West. for a

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have paid their respects to former President George H.W. Bush at the U.S. Capitol. The nation’s 41st president is lying in state at the Capitol Rotunda. The Trumps stood in front of the casket Monday evening with their eyes closed for a few moments. After Trump saluted

The Rhythm, Wine & Brews Experience, which had been scheduled to be held at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio on March 2, was canceled today following the “last-minute” cancellation of the festival’s unnamed headlining act. Festival organizers took to social media to announce that the festival was being canceled. The musical lineup had been